NDLI: Increasing well-being through teaching goal-setting and planning skills: results of a brief intervention

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Author	MacLeod, Andrew K. Coates, Emma Hetherton, Jacquie
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Many factors are known to be associated with psychological well-being. However, it is much less clear whether those factors actually cause well-being and, hence, whether there is any practical value in trying to manipulate those factors to increase well-being. The proposed study addresses both the theoretical and practical issues by testing the effectiveness of an empirically-derived, brief psychological intervention to increase well-being in a non-clinical, unselected sample. The intervention focused on developing goal setting and planning (GAP) skills, which are known to be linked to well-being, potentially have widespread effects, and are amenable to intervention. Within a quasi-experimental design, participants received three, 1-h, group sessions (Study 1) or completed the programme individually in their own time (Study 2). Those taking part in the intervention, both individually and in a group, showed significant increases in subjective well-being, compared to their respective control groups not receiving the intervention. The results provide preliminary support for the view that (a) goal setting and planning skills have a causal link to subjective well-being and (b) that such skills can be learned to enhance well-being.
Starting Page	185
Ending Page	196
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13894978
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15737780
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2007-05-10
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Well-being Intervention Goal-setting Planning Quality of Life Research Personality & Social Psychology Philosophy Sociology Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences

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